Connecting a Bluetooth speaker to a Raspberry Pi Zero W running Raspian Stretch Lite

1. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade


2. sudo apt-get install bluealsa


3. sudo service bluealsa start


4. Switch on your bluetooth device


5. sudo bluetoothctl


6. scan on


7. pair XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (replace the XXXXX with your device ID)


8. trust XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX


9. connect XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX


10. exit


11. aplay -D bluealsa:HCI=hci0,DEV=XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX,PROFILE=a2dp /usr/share/sounds/alsa/*